Is Hungary a free country?

Centre for Independent Studies

English - November 26, 2019 05:36 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Director of the Free Market Foundation Mate Hajba, has been a strong critic of Hungarian Prime Minster Viktor Orban. Hajba says, under Orban, there has been an undeniable erosion in the rule of law in Hungary. But Orban still has political opponents, and it is not impossible to win elections.

When Hungary is discussed in Australia, it usually involves Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Mate Hajba says Orban is one of the most divisive figures in Hungary, since the fall of Communism. Hajba argues that what Orban has built is an illiberal democracy - modelled after China and Russia. Although there has been an erosion of freedoms - and Hajba is very critical of Orban - it is not impossible to win elections. Prosperity doesn't come in you don't work for it - so what does the future of Hungary look like?

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